Re-reading IHRC’s 2005 report on the culture of ‘anti-terrorism’ in the UK, Abed Choudhury argues that its warnings about the criminalisation of lawful dissent and the expansion of authoritarian legal tools have now materialised, and shows how the UK’s legal and political climate has moved
From: Dathan, Matthew Sent:Â Tuesday, June 24, 2025 5:23 PM To: IHRC Media Subject:Â Palestine Action Hi there, we’re writing a story about the links between your organisation and Palestine Action, soon to become a proscribed organisation by the Home Office. We have been told that
Dear IHRC I am writing a story about your links to Palestine Action, which you have publicly supported over their direct action protests. As you are aware, the Government proposes to proscribe them with the order to be laid in Parliament next Monday. I have
Head of IHRC Advocacy, Abed Choudhury, unpacks the vicious authoritarianism driving UK discourses on proscription of dissenting voices and protest, from Palestine Action to IHRC itself. The UK government’s use of anti-terror legislation has drifted from authoritarian excess to something closer to farce. What began as
This morning’s bombing of alleged Iranian nuclear sites by the US is the natural outcome of a trajectory of genocidal violence inflicted by the collective West on the beleaguered Palestinians. Ever since Israel started its genocide in Gaza in October 2023, it has enjoyed the
The possible proscription of Palestine Action shows now more than ever, to join the dots between the history repressive policy and law in the UK and support for genocide overseas, argues Massoud Shadjareh. The planned proscription of Palestine Action by the UK government, if enacted,
Demand the UK change its course on the genocide in Gaza and the wider wars in West Asia, including now, against Iran. Summary The UK government bears immense responsibility for Israeli genocidal crimes in Gaza, and latest escalation of violence to yet another country, this
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